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 By: Dan Lightner  
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Photographer  Dan Lightner {Karma:12684}
Project N/A Camera Model Canon 300D
Categories Macro
Nature
Wildlife
Film Format
Portfolio Nature
Lens 75-300mm
Uploaded 5/8/2004 Film / Memory Type Lexar  1GB
    ISO / Film Speed 16
Views 2494 Shutter 1/250
Favorites Aperture f/8.0
Critiques 22 Rating
5.93
/ 14 Ratings
Location City - 
State -  MARYLAND
Country - United States   United States
About Dan Lightner Photography
(Magicicada septendecim) Brood X .We are lucky here in the Eastern United States.
We are Blesses every 17 years.Thats when the Cicada make their return. They live 17 years underground,before emerging to mate.
When they emerge there are literally Billions of them. The male Cicadas sing to the females and with billions of them singing it gets very noisy for 6 weeks.This is the first I have found.The rest will surely follow next week.I remember 34 yrs ago it was crazy they were everywhere.As I mentioned this Group is called Brood X. Something if you live through it you will never forget.They are harmless.Some people eat them they say they are very tasty.
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Gabriella Carta Gabriella Carta   {K:22879} 11/10/2004
great work,regards by Gabry

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Bill Ciavarra   {K:10216} 5/12/2004
Great Macro shot...like the detail in the eye. Eat them hey? Pass the X sauce! NOT! LOL, regards, Bill C.

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Kristina Kohut   {K:49990} 5/11/2004
Haha this goes straight in to my favourites! Both because it's such a fantastic and perfect quality INTERESTING photo AND because your text about it gives me almost those face expressions that I have on my bio! ;-))

I have never heard about these, and reading your story I just feel WOW! But EAT? Noooooooway! :-))

So extremely good details, colours, dof and everything! And look such great contact you got with it! It's staring with wide open red eye!

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B:)liana    {K:30945} 5/11/2004
Great details my dear Dan, the Rebel suits you well ;-)
Kiss, BIliana

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Margaret Sturgess   {K:49403} 5/9/2004
Excellent shot, but can't say 'handsome fella', can't imagine that sort of numbers
Regards Margaret

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Stephen  Bowden   {K:64141} 5/9/2004
Superb macro Dan - excellent !

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Augusto Buffa (Ali)   {K:10454} 5/9/2004
Strong the detail, of great effect the mix of colors. Excellent macro, congrats!

àli

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Richard Thornton   {K:26442} 5/9/2004
Very nice, Dan. You have told an interesting nature story and made a good photo, too, with most detail preserved and the beautiful out of focus background.

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Ivan Møllebjerg   {K:6079} 5/9/2004
Great shot and a very good explanation you provide - very interesting, excellent work like all your insect macroes.
Ivan

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Gerry Pacher Gerry Pacher   {K:7303} 5/9/2004
Dear Dan, what a fantastic macro shot and many thanks for your explenation ;-) I never saw such a creature. It's a great shot !

Regards, Gerry

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Amna Al Shamsi   {K:21795} 5/9/2004
Excellent details, and macro!

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Gregory McLemore Gregory McLemore   {K:35129} 5/9/2004
Look that those eye, touchable clarity, excellent tones and composition, well captured macro.

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Linn Currie   {K:24426} 5/9/2004
Great macro Dan! Also liked the additional information you gave - how very interesting.
Linn

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ARMANDO ALCÁZAR ARMANDO ALCÁZAR   {K:42404} 5/9/2004
Dan:excelent pic nd interesting information. regard

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Bradley Prue Bradley Prue   {K:30678} 5/9/2004
Dan....whadya say after work Friday, we get a twelve pack, a butterfly net, sit around a campfire and eat these till one of us pukes!?!?!?
Loser has to submit a bare fanny shot.
This shot is incredible! I knew that you were going to get some awesome shots of these, I've been out of town for several days, and apparently missed their arrival. I'm sure that there will be thousands on my doorstep, when I return. Oh goody.

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Brandon Rowe Brandon Rowe   {K:194} 5/9/2004
we had these in northern VA a few years ago. and yes they are quite noisy; theyre everywhere too. great capture.
regards,
brandon

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Steve Rosenbach Steve Rosenbach   {K:8338} 5/9/2004
Hi Dan,

A classic, great Cicada picture! It shows your usual careful attention to composition, background, and sharpness of the main subject. The diagonal flow is perfect.

I haven't seen any yet here near Annapolis - I expect they'll be emerging all this week, and I'm really looking forward to seeing them... like a reunion with old pals after all these years. I remember the 1970 and 1987 returns - but I was only 3 years old in 1953 for that one :-)

I don't plan to eat them, but I do plan to photograph them.

Best regards,
SteveR

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Ted vandenBergh   {K:5119} 5/9/2004
Amazing photo, amazing story. Thank you for telling us. And as you say they are tasty, I think: so is grass (for cows and goats). Greetz, Ted

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Maysoun Saadi   {K:73} 5/8/2004
Very interesting shot, I didn't know there was such an insect :) very sharp and great depth of field.

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Robert Jones   {K:1692} 5/8/2004
Wonderful capture and excellent description. You are indeed fortunate to be in an area where you can witness their re-emergence. Well done.

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Hugo de Wolf Hugo de Wolf   {K:185110} 5/8/2004
Exquisite macro, Dan! I like the motion blur in the the third leg (are the camera settings right?); the little creature is actually moving! Very interesting explanation, learned something today....) Can imagine you are happy about this one! (I would be...;o)

Cheers,

Hugo

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Chris Spracklen   {K:32552} 5/8/2004
Great shot, Dan! Excellent detail.
I think I'd rather shoot it than eat it!!
Kind regards, Chris

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